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Software Architect

SambaNova Systems · San Jose, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
SambaNova Systems's roles stay open a median of 69 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of SambaNova Systems's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at SambaNova Systems
high
57 stale, 2 reposted of 57 open
Hiring momentum
68 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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About this role

As a Software Architect at SambaNova, you will lead the technical direction of the SambaStack inference platform, ensuring it meets enterprise-grade standards for scalability, reliability, and performance. You will be responsible for architectural strategy, design reviews, and mentoring engineers, while also proactively addressing systemic risks and evaluating emerging technologies to enhance the platform.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SambaNova Systems as an employer.

What you need

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time in a role with organization-wide technical influence.
  • Proven track record of owning large-scale distributed systems architectures end-to-end from design to production.
  • Expertise building backend systems in Python, Go, or Rust.
  • Expert-level understanding of Kubernetes, including Operators, Helm Charts, and cluster-scale resource management.
  • Strong command of distributed systems principles: consistency, fault tolerance, observability, and performance at scale.
  • Demonstrated experience setting technical direction across multiple teams and driving cross-functional alignment.

Nice to have

  • Deep familiarity with AI inference serving, orchestration, and the infrastructure challenges of LLM workloads at production scale.
  • Experience designing systems for custom or novel hardware accelerators (e.g., dataflow architectures, GPUs, TPUs).
  • Background in ML application optimization and productionization.
  • Experience building cloud-native platforms for enterprise customers with stringent SLA and compliance requirements.
  • Familiarity with AI coding assistants and the developer tooling ecosystem.

What you get

  • Competitive total rewards package, including base salary, equity, and benefits.
  • 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution.
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care.
  • Well-being benefits including a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership, One Medical membership, and counseling services.

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in work location.
  • The role involves high-impact decisions that may come with significant pressure and visibility.
  • The technology stack includes advanced AI infrastructure which may require continuous learning and adaptation.
  • The position requires extensive experience, which may limit opportunities for less experienced candidates.

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Listed by SambaNova Systems on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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